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The Ladykillers (2004)
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One of the best-loved films from the idiosyncratic British film studio Ealing Pictures gets an update from the equally idiosyncratic filmmaking team of Joel and
Ethan Coen
in this offbeat comedy. Marva Munson (Irma P. Hall) is a spry, elderly woman who attends church regularly, doesn't care for loud noises or harsh language, and is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Enter Goldthwait Higginson Dorr (
Tom Hanks
), a silver-tongued college professor who moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." What Munson doesn't know is that Dorr's latest project is not academic, but criminal. Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job: foul-mouthed "inside man" Gawain (
Marlon Wayans
), clumsy demolitions expert Pancake (J.K. Simmons), quiet strong-arm man Lump (
Ryan Hurst
), and logistical expert The General (Tzi Ma). Despite the best efforts of Dorr and his cohorts (which aren't very impressive), Munson finds out about their scheme, and when she refuses to accept a share of the take in exchange for her silence, Dorr decides the best solution is to silence her permanently. The gospel tunes which grace the soundtrack to The Ladykillers were coordinated by T-Bone Burnett, who also helped assemble the acclaimed song score for the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou?. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Diane Delano
Mountain Girl
Irma P. Hall
Marva Munson
Tzi Ma
The General
Stephen Root
Fernand Gudge
Marlon Wayans
Gawain MacSam
Jason Weaver
Weemack Funthes
Tom Hanks
Goldthwait Higginson Dorr
George Wallace
The Sheriff
Greg Grunberg
TV Commercial Director
Ryan Hurst
Lump Hudson
J.K. Simmons
Garth Pancake
Production Crew
Richard L. Johnson
Art Director
David Diliberto
Associate Producer
Robert Graf
Associate Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Rachel Tenner
Casting
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
John Cameron
Co-producer
Carter Burwell
Composer (Music Score)
Mary Zophres
Costume Designer
Ethan Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Director
Roderick Jaynes
Editor
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
T-Bone Burnett
Musical Direction/Supervision
Barry Josephson
Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld
Producer
Ethan Coen
Producer
Joel Coen
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Producer
Dennis Gassner
Production Designer
Ethan Coen
Screenwriter
Joel Coen
Screenwriter
Nancy Haigh
Set Decorator
Dawn Brown-Manser
Set Designer
Noelle King
Set Designer
Peter Kurland
Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Johnson
Supervising Art Director
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 2004
Runtime: 104
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language, including sexual references
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Produced by
Sonnenfeld/Josephson Productions
The Jacobson Company
Release
March 26, 2004 (USA)
by Buena Vista
Touchstone Pictures
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